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PRIMER

Development 2019 146: dev167684 doi: 10.1242/dev.167684 Published 11 September 2019

Summary: This Primer provides an overview of planarians as a model system for studying regeneration, highlighting the tools and techniques available for examining planaria and discussing how the study of planarians can help address broader questions about regenerative mechanisms.

Development 2019 146: dev179556 doi: 10.1242/dev.179556 Published 2 September 2019

Highlighted Article: Differences in miRNA expression in Müller glia and retinal progenitor cells account for the dissimilarities in their neurogenic potential. Such differences could be manipulated to reprogram MG for retinal regeneration.

Development 2019 146: dev175315 doi: 10.1242/dev.175315 Published 12 September 2019

Highlighted Article: The rapid growth of Drosophila larvae is dependent on the coordinated activity of lactate dehydrogenase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1, a metabolic relationship that is also observed in human cancer cells.

Development 2019 146: dev175919 doi: 10.1242/dev.175919 Published 12 September 2019

Highlighted Article: Apical hook formation is a result of a tight root-to-hypocotyl communication pathway, whereby the initial stimulus originates from the root-bending response and is transmitted to and perceived in the hypocotyl.

Development 2019 146: dev179275 doi: 10.1242/dev.179275 Published 2 September 2019

Summary: The PCP effector Combover is required for the process of separation and ensheathment of interconnected spermatids, likely by coordinating the actin-based individualization machinery with the axonemes.

Development 2019 146: dev177097 doi: 10.1242/dev.177097 Published 2 September 2019

Summary: A non-cell autonomous, miRNA-dependent mechanism by which the ABA-dependent drought stress response regulates the development of xylem and lateral roots, helping roots to adapt to water availability.

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